Oman and Iran have agreed on a phased framework aimed at restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while safeguarding the sovereign rights of the two countries. The agreement was announced on Tuesday in a joint statement following talks in Tehran between Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid B»»»

A district judge on Tuesday ruled against Texas' drag show ban. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. district court has blocked Texas from banning drag performances as unconstitutional, ruling that the solution to the problem is for those who find such events offe»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek on August 30-September 3, and»»»

The Israeli military has restricted movement in and out of three beseigned Christian towns in southern Lebanon, forcing residents to travel in prearranged convoys along a single route through Naqoura. Residents must register their vehicles and submit travelers’ details before entering or leaving Rm»»»

Progressive Bulgaria stands behind the government’s programme and is ready to turn it into effective legislation, Progressive Bulgaria Floor Leader Petar Vitanov said on Wednesday in a declaration marking the start of the National Assembly’s new plenary season. Among the priorities, he listed initi»»»

Doha: As the 2026–2027 academic year begins, Arab International Academy welcomes students to its Doha and Lusail campuses, continuing an educational journey that began ten years ago with an ambitious vision: to provide high quality international education that combines tradition and modernity, plac»»»

Dubai: The last stretch of the summer holiday has arrived, and with it a deadline that has nothing to do with uniforms or stationery lists. Dubai's Museum of the Future is preparing to close its current galleries on September 1, and there are only five days left to walk through them. The museum con»»»

Dakar, Senegal: Mamadou Tahirou is 18 but looks more like a 12-year-old, his frame frail from the ravages of sickle cell disease, which one Senegalese laboratory is hoping to attenuate with affordable drug production. The lab is producing generic hydroxyurea, the gold standard in sickle cell treatm»»»

Seoul: Several Russian military aircraft briefly entered Republic of Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) over the country's eastern waters before leaving the area, prompting the its military to scramble fighter jets in response, officials said Wednesday. The Russian aircraft entered the»»»

The largest-ever British delegation, consisting of more than 50 athletes, will attend the 6th World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. The British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Vicente Solera Deuchar, announced on social media. Prior to their trip, the diplomats met with some of the team members and recorded a»»»

On Aug. 26, 2015, a former employee of WDBJ-TV in Virginia opened fire on his former colleagues on live television, killing news reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward. 1 of 3 | A police car is parked at the WDBJ-TV station headquarters after reporter Alison Parker and camera operator Ad»»»

BANGKOK: The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said Wednesday.The Lincoln was supporting the US war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 2»»»

NASHVILLE: Many singers and entertainers are paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, at 80. Her representatives stated that she died after a “brief battle” with cancer. The family’s official obituary stated: “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the wo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Education has been described as extending beyond the pursuit of academic achievement. It is a journey that nurtures curiosity, resilience, ambition and confidence, while fostering a lifelong commitment to excellence. In a rapidly changing world, students need more than knowledge alone.»»»

Gold accounted for 87 percent of Uzbekistan’s international reserves and 80 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s reserves at the end of the first half of 2026. Such concentration creates risks amid continued volatility in precious metal prices. A report by international rating agency Fitch Ratings says. The rep»»»

A 19-year-old man from Varna was hospitalized after being stabbed during an argument on the city's promenade, Bulgarian National Radio reported. The teenager and three of his friends got into a dispute with a street musician who was playing the bagpipes on the promenade. Preliminary information ind»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation. The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Instit»»»

Turnover in industry fell by 0.5% in nominal terms in the period 1 January - 30 June 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, overall, as a result of a decline in the manufacturing industry (-0.9%), according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data released on Tuesday.According to the»»»

Manufacturing recorded a 3% decline in the number of new orders in the first six months of this year compared with the corresponding period in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the source, between 1 January and 30 June 2026, the negative result was driven by»»»

Romania shows strong internet access but remains last in the EU for digital skills, with only 31.8% of the population reaching basic or higher competence, far below the EU average of 60.4%, according to a Monitorul Social analysis based on 2025 Eurostat data.Romania has made significant progress in»»»

Romania's civilian employed population shrank by one million people between 2008 and 2024?dropping from 8.7 million to 7.7 million?while the number of wage earners rose from 5.2 million to 5.8 million, according to an analysis by *Monitorul Social* (a project of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania»»»

The complexity of tax regulations, particularly those related to transparency and reporting requirements, remains the most significant tax policy challenge facing multinational companies (65%) for the third ...»»»

Deposits of non-government resident customers grew by 0.5 percent month on month to RON 684,550.4 million, while the annual growth rate was 7.8 percent (-0.3 percent in real terms), according to a press statement posted by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) on Tuesday.RON-denominated deposits of re»»»

At end-July 2026, loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions decreased 0.3 percent (-0.8 percent in real terms) from June 2026 to RON 472,415.3 million, according to a press statement posted by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) on Tuesday.RON-denominated loans, representing 66.8»»»

Save Romania Union (USR) MP Claudiu Nasui announced on Tuesday that he had accepted an invitation from Moldova's new Prime Minister Vasile Tofan to take up the office of Minister of Economy. The decision means giving up his parliamentary mandate in Romania.Nasui, who previously served as Romania's »»»

Romania will miss the milestone in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) regarding the wage law due to the lack of a political agreement on the draft, with responsibility falling on the parties that do not support it, Dragos Pislaru, the interim Minister of Labor, Family, Youth and Socia»»»

The integrity law will be assessed as part of Romania's sixth and final payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which has not yet submitted by the authorities, the European Commission said in a statement, noting that its services remain engaged in technical discussions with Buch»»»

The European Parliament's European People's Party (EPP, centre-right) and Renew Europe (liberal) groups have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to make clear to Romania that the disbursement of funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) is conditional on impl»»»

President Maia Sandu invited Romania's president Nicusor Dan and Ukraine's president Volodimir Zelenski to participate on August 27 in the events devoted to the celebration of 35 years of Moldova's independence, Radio Chisinau and Deschide.md informed. On Thursday, Moldova will mark 35 years since »»»

The number of Ro-Alert messages sent by the Inspectorate General for Emergency Situations (IGSU) to the population of Tulcea County during the first seven months of this year, amid the war launched by Russia in Ukraine, is close to the number of extreme alert messages sent across Romania for the sa»»»

Gas supply will be temporarily suspended in part of Bishkek from August 26 to 27. According to Bishkekgaz, the outage will affect: The restrictions are reportedly related to the reconnection of underground medium-pressure gas pipelines. Consumers are asked to switch to alternative energy sources du»»»

Once among Ukraine’s most coveted Western weapons, tanks like the German-made Leopards now mostly sit idle, The New York Times reported. The $10 million vehicles are currently “hidden in forests and collecting cobwebs” as the Ukrainian military is “trying to imagine new ways to deploy them.”Ukraine»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, a US administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The agreement, which was reach»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump scored a pair of badly needed victories Tuesday as his preferred candidates won Republican runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma, US media projected, bolstering his claim that he retains a powerful hold over the party’s voters. In South Carolina, Senator Darline »»»

Two astronauts installed a new antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk lasting more than six hours, NASA said on Tuesday. French astronaut Sophie Adenot and her US colleague Anil Menon installed and connected the antenna, which provides an important link between the ISS »»»

WWF Bulgaria has called for the public presentation and discussion of the technical options considered and the selected design for a hydrotechnical structure near the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, and for this to take place as soon as possible and before construction work begins in the Danube river»»»

Arab Finance: Nasdaq-listed mobility solutions provider Swvl Holdings Corp. has signed a definitive securities purchase agreement for a $13 million private placement led by Houston-based investment firm Coefficient LP, which is backed by the Sawiris family, as per a press release. Coefficient will »»»

Just over 15 years ago, on 9 July 2011, South Sudan declared its independence. Today, the spectre of partition looms over Sudan once again. Its western and south-western regions, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are pressing ever more forcefully towards separation. Fragmentation would »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari basketball has marked another milestone on the international stage, with players Amer Hossawi and Azzam Yakan selected to take part in the inaugural men’s camp Basketball Without Borders – BWB Next Up 2026, hosted in Istanbul, Turkiye, from August 26 to 29. Their participation c»»»

Doha, Qatar: Argentina stunned defending champions Italy while Iran, Venezuela and Brazil advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship in Doha. Argentina defeated Italy 3-1 in the round of 16, winning 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 25-16 at Aspire Zone’s Ladies Spor»»»

Doha, Qatar: Defending champions Al Sadd will face Qatar SC in one of the exciting matches of the second round of the Qatar Stars League at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Friday, with both sides looking for a result to build on their opening performances. Al Sadd began their title defence with a 3-1 vict»»»

It is proposed to establish two new state zoological sanctuaries covering a combined area of more than 49,000 hectares in Kyrgyzstan. A draft Cabinet of Ministers resolution has been submitted for public discussion. The proposed sanctuaries are Zheyren Ordоsu in Ton district of Issyk-Kul region and»»»

Changes to animal identification, registration, and accounting system are proposed in Kyrgyzstan. Draft amendments to the law «On the identification of animals and products of animal origin» have been submitted for public discussion. The document provides for clarification of the powers of state bo»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump scored a pair of badly needed victories Tuesday as his preferred candidates won Republican runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma, US media projected, bolstering his claim that he retains a powerful hold over the party’s voters. In South Carolina, Senator Darline »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Talal Al-Marri and Abdulrahman Al-Dosari won the doubles gold medal at the 25th Asian Junior Bowling Championships in Jakarta yesterday. The Qatari pair topped the standings with 2,613 points, finishing ahead of Macau’s Fong Shan Hong and Chiu Lucio Marcelino, who scored 2,585 »»»

Doha, Qatar: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) cohort of first-year medical students received their first white coats and stethoscopes at a ceremony celebrating the start of the medical curriculum. The White Coat Ceremony marked the culmination of a three-day orientation programme, during whic»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) yesterday announced that it has led a $200m Series D funding round for US-based Gatik, alongside Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from ARK Invest, Millennium Management Global Investment, Intact Private Capital, Arca Continenta»»»

Doha, Qatar: HMK Capital, an investment firm licensed under the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and regulated by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA), has successfully completed the acquisition of a real estate assets valued at around QR1.8bn since July 2026, establishing the initia»»»

Doha, Qatar: beIN Media Group, the global sports, entertainment, and media group, has announced that former Canadian international Kaylyn Kyle will join its flagship sports network, beIN Sports, as Executive Presenter based in Doha, where she will lead its English-language football coverage across »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) held a meeting in São Paulo to explore expanding trade and investment ties between the State of Qatar and Brazil. The meeting convened QC Board Member and Chair of the Food Security & Environment Committee and the Tec»»»